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Video: Young L, “Conscious Minds”

Tyler, the Creatorshouting out Gorilla Vs. Bear on Twitter. Lil B sampling Ariel Pink and Salem on his Red Flame mixtape. While hip hop's old guard continue to mine deep for decade-old beats, the young dudes with blog habits are flipping samples straight from their RSS readers. Witness the internet's new favorite rapper/producer, Young L performing insane magic with Peter, Bjorn & John's "Last Night." Is The Pack the Lost Generation of 2011 hip hop? Yes, and Young L is Hemingway to Lil B's TS Eliot. Not sure yet whether Stunnaman or Lil Uno is F. Scott Fitzgerald. We'll let you know.